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1970s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

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Rank	Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	KD Boyce	26	10	3	2	260.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	02 Feb 1974	Test # 731
🥈 2	MA Holding	32	15	5	1	213.33	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
🥉 3	AI Kallicharran	29*	18	1	2	161.11	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
4	RC Fredericks	46	30	6	1	153.33	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
5	DL Murray	32	24	3	1	133.33	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 1976	Test # 767
6	RA Woolmer	31	25	3	2	124.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	31 Jul 1975	Test # 761
7	Intikhab Alam	32*	26	1	2	123.07	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1974	Test # 744
8	N Kapil Dev	59	48	8	2	122.91	India	v Pakistan	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
9	S Madan Lal	43	35	7	-	122.85	India	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
10	DL Haynes	29	24	4	-	120.83	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
11	RC Fredericks	169	145	27	1	116.55	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	12 Dec 1975	Test # 765
12	MJ Procter	36*	31	2	2	116.12	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
13	BD Julien	66	58	10	1	113.79	West Indies	v England	Kingston	16 Feb 1974	Test # 732
14	AG Hurst	26	23	2	1	113.04	Australia	v India	Brisbane	02 Dec 1977	Test # 809
15	N Kapil Dev	83	74	14	-	112.16	India	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
16	DT Lindsay	60	54	10	1	111.11	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1970	Test # 673
17	RW Marsh	32	29	7	-	110.34	Australia	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1975	Test # 763
18	CH Lloyd	163	149	22	2	109.39	West Indies	v India	Bengaluru	22 Nov 1974	Test # 745
19	IM Chappell	35	32	6	-	109.37	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	22 Mar 1974	Test # 736
20	GN Edwards	51	47	11	-	108.51	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	25 Feb 1977	Test # 798
21	Sarfraz Nawaz	29	27	6	-	107.40	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Dec 1976	Test # 789
22	RA Woolmer	30	28	6	-	107.14	England	v West Indies	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
23	APE Knott	31	29	4	1	106.89	England	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
24	CH Lloyd	33	31	1	-	106.45	West Indies	v England	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
25	Sadiq Mohammad	25	24	2	-	104.16	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	14 Jan 1977	Test # 792
26	CH Lloyd	91*	88	13	-	103.40	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
27	DL Murray	33	32	4	-	103.12	West Indies	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
28	N Kapil Dev	126*	124	11	1	101.61	India	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
29	GJ Gilmour	95	94	12	1	101.06	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
30	CL King	58	58	10	-	100.00	West Indies	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
31	N Kapil Dev	61	62	9	1	98.38	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
32	IT Botham	108	110	12	1	98.18	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
33	AW Greig	41	42	5	1	97.61	England	v Australia	Lord's	31 Jul 1975	Test # 761
34	IT Botham	30*	31	3	-	96.77	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
35	Majid Khan	26*	27	3	1	96.29	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	14 Jan 1977	Test # 792
36	RW Marsh	118	123	10	4	95.93	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
37	DL Murray	66	69	7	3	95.65	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
38	IVA Richards	98	103	14	-	95.14	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
39	N Kapil Dev	38*	40	4	-	95.00	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
40	AW Greig	89	94	13	-	94.68	England	v Australia	Melbourne	08 Feb 1975	Test # 755
41	JR Thomson	44	47	3	2	93.61	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
42	MHN Walker	78*	84	10	-	92.85	Australia	v England	The Oval	25 Aug 1977	Test # 808
43	Zaheer Abbas	51	55	5	-	92.72	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
44	IVA Richards	50	54	7	-	92.59	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
45	KD Boyce	95*	105	12	-	90.47	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
46	IT Botham	137	152	10	5	90.13	England	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
47	P Willey	36	40	7	-	90.00	England	v West Indies	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
48	SMH Kirmani	35	39	5	1	89.74	India	v Australia	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
49	GJ Gilmour	52	58	5	-	89.65	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	29 Dec 1973	Test # 728
50	CM Old	43	48	5	2	89.58	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	13 Dec 1974	Test # 748
51	IVA Richards	66	74	11	-	89.18	West Indies	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
52	RW Marsh	74	83	11	-	89.15	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
53	APE Knott	81*	91	9	-	89.01	England	v India	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977	Test # 794
54	RB Kanhai	39*	44	4	1	88.63	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	02 Feb 1974	Test # 731
55	RC Fredericks	109	124	18	-	87.90	West Indies	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1976	Test # 780
56	Zaheer Abbas	29	33	3	-	87.87	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
57	BA Richards	65	74	12	1	87.83	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
58	FM Engineer	35	40	4	-	87.50	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
59	N Kapil Dev	69	79	11	-	87.34	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
60	IVA Richards	96	110	9	1	87.27	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
61	DI Gower	82	94	10	2	87.23	England	v India	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
62	B Yardley	61*	70	9	1	87.14	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
63	DL Underwood	27	31	5	-	87.09	England	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1975	Test # 751
63	PH Edmonds	27*	31	4	1	87.09	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
65	KD Ghavri	86	99	12	3	86.86	India	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 1979	Test # 860
66	CG Greenidge	85*	98	12	1	86.73	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
67	BS Bedi	26*	30	4	-	86.66	India	v Australia	Brisbane	02 Dec 1977	Test # 809
68	KD Walters	103	119	11	1	86.55	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	13 Dec 1974	Test # 748
69	GS Chappell	67	78	6	-	85.89	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977	Test # 790
70	AI Kallicharran	76	89	13	-	85.39	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
71	BA Richards	140	164	20	1	85.36	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	05 Feb 1970	Test # 671
72	KD Boyce	69	81	11	-	85.18	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768
73	RC Fredericks	86*	101	9	-	85.14	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
74	JA Snow	34	40	4	1	85.00	England	v Australia	Birmingham	10 Jul 1975	Test # 760
75	BL Irvine	73	86	10	1	84.88	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
76	AB Williams	100	118	19	-	84.74	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
77	BD Julien	121	143	18	2	84.61	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
77	DF Whatmore	77	91	14	-	84.61	Australia	v India	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
77	IT Botham	33	39	4	1	84.61	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
80	DB Vengsarkar	65	77	10	1	84.41	India	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
81	RW Marsh	43*	51	5	-	84.31	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
82	CH Lloyd	102	121	14	-	84.29	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1975	Test # 766
83	AN Connolly	36	43	4	1	83.72	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
84	APE Knott	75	90	13	-	83.33	England	v India	Delhi	17 Dec 1976	Test # 788
84	KD Walters	55	66	7	1	83.33	Australia	v England	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975	Test # 754
86	APE Knott	29	35	4	-	82.85	England	v India	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977	Test # 794
87	APE Knott	42	51	5	-	82.35	England	v Australia	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977	Test # 800
88	RW Marsh	91	111	9	4	81.98	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
89	GJ Cosier	168	206	20	-	81.55	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	01 Jan 1977	Test # 790
90	BL Cairns	39	48	4	1	81.25	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	28 Feb 1975	Test # 758
91	DW Hookes	56	69	9	-	81.15	Australia	v England	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977	Test # 800
92	N Kapil Dev	38	47	1	1	80.85	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
93	RW Marsh	46*	57	5	1	80.70	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1974	Test # 746
94	IM Chappell	196	243	21	4	80.65	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
95	GN Edwards	54	67	9	1	80.59	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	04 Mar 1978	Test # 820
96	CH Lloyd	37	46	4	-	80.43	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
97	A Turner	53	66	5	-	80.30	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	03 Jan 1976	Test # 767
98	CH Lloyd	149	186	22	1	80.10	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	12 Dec 1975	Test # 765
99	CPS Chauhan	32	40	7	-	80.00	India	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
100	IVA Richards	30	38	3	-	78.94	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976	Test # 768

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